Constructing a Cenicafe Rake for Stirring Deck-dried Coffee

The Cenicafe rake can shorten the time needed to dry coffee on a sun deck by a day and increase the uniformity of drying to that of rotary drum dryers. This has been shown both in Kona and at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Cafe (Cenicafe) in Colombia. The original Colombian rake was only 1 foot wide. A wider, 3-foot version of the rake has been developed. The limi­ tation on rake width is determined by the strength of the person using it.